There are 10 ways to get from London to Frankfurt am Main by train, car, car train, bus, car ferry or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train via Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf • 6 h 30 min
$159 - $341
Cheapest option
Bus FlixBus • 13 h 30 min
$37 - $80
8 alternative options
Train • 6 h 58 min
$153 - $324
Drive, Eurotunnel, train • 9 h 26 min
$336 - $468
Bus Eurolines CZ • 13 h 25 min
$40 - $60
Drive, car ferry • 7 h 40 min
$121 - $180
Fly from London City • 4 h 12 min
$100 - $371
Fly from London Heathrow • 4 h 15 min
$98 - $323
Fly from London Stansted • 4 h 46 min
$66 - $251
Train to Birmingham, fly • 5 h 14 min
$123 - $353
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Frankfurt am Main is to bus which costs £30 - £45 and takes 13 h 25 min.
The quickest way to get from London to Frankfurt am Main is to fly which costs £75 - £290 and takes 4 h 12 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from London Victoria Coach Station station and arriving at Frankfurt. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 13 h 25 min.
No, there is no direct train from London to Frankfurt am Main. However, there are services departing from London St. Pancras Int. and arriving at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf via Brussels Midi-Zuid, Köln Hbf and Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 h 30 min.
The distance between London and Frankfurt am Main is 399 miles.
The best way to get from London to Frankfurt am Main without a car is to train which takes 6 h 30 min and costs £120 - £270.
It takes approximately 6 h 30 min to get from London to Frankfurt am Main, including transfers.
London to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London station.
London to Frankfurt am Main train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St. Pancras Int. station.
The best way to get from London to Frankfurt am Main is to train which takes 6 h 30 min and costs £120 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £45 and takes 13 h 25 min, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £290 and takes 4 h 12 min.
- Distance: 398.6 miles
- Duration: 6 h 30 min
What companies run services between London, England and Frankfurt am Main, Germany?
You can take a train from London to Frankfurt am Main via Brussel-Zuid/Midi, Brussels Midi-Zuid, Köln Hauptbahnhof, Köln Hbf, and Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf in around 6 h 30 min. Alternatively, Eurolines CZ operates a bus from London to Frankfurt am Main twice a week. Tickets cost $40 - $60 and the journey takes 13 h 25 min.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from London Stansted to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $410
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 31 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $700
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City to Frankfurt via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 27 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City to Frankfurt via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 16 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950 - $3,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $850
Rome2rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid/Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $200
- Website
- eurostar.com
- Standard
- $65 - $200
- Premier
- $150 - $230
Train from London St. Pancras International to Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $200
- Website
- eurostar.com
- Standard
- $65 - $200
- Premier
- $150 - $230
Train from Calais-Fréthun to Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $110
- Website
- eurostar.com
- Standard
- $45 - $110
- Premier
- $100 - $130
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Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Brussels Midi-Zuid to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $60
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $100
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $40 - $60
- Anytime Day Single
- $60 - $100
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- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- wmtrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $24 - $35
- Anytime Day Single
- $40 - $60
- info@eurolines.cz
- Website
- elines.cz
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Schedules at
- elines.cz
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves over 1400 destinations, in 26 countries including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, and across Scandinavia and central and eastern Europe. Founded in 2012, Flixbus’ extensive network connects cities with approximately 200,000 trips, with buses often departing every 30 minutes. One of the most affordable ways to get around Europe (and expanding soon into the US), a Flixbus journey is cost-effective, well-connected, comfortable and safe.
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from London to Brussels, Brussels-North station
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24 - $45
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels, Brussels-North station to Frankfurt, Frankfurt central station
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22 - $40
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London, Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels, CCN, gare du Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $19
- Website
- regiojet.com
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Schedules at
- poferries.com
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The quickest flight from London City Airport to Frankfurt Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 25 min.
London to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Frankfurt central station.
Frankfurt am Main is 1 h ahead of London. It is currently 1:00 PM in London and 2:00 PM in Frankfurt am Main.
London to Frankfurt am Main train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn, arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Swiss, KLM, Luxair and two other airlines offer flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt Airport.
Book your London to Frankfurt am Main bus tickets online with FlixBus and FlixBus.
There are 678+ hotels available in Frankfurt am Main. Prices start at $56 USD per night.
The best way to get from London to London City Airport is to train which takes 21 min and costs £3 - £4.